Strong-box for valuables.



No. 770,142. PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904'. E. M. WOOD.

STRONG BOX FOR VALUABLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

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EDWARD M. WOOD, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

STRONG-BOX FOR VALUABLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 770,142, datedSeptember 13, 1904.

7 Application filed January 2, 1904. Serial No. 187,426, (No model.)

To ail whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. VVooD, of the city and county ofW'orcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Strong-Boxes for Valuables; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, and in which Figure 1 represents a centralvertical section through part of the wall of a building and my saidimproved strong-box fitted and secured therein. Fig. 2 is an end viewlooking in the direction of arrow (0, and Fig. 3 is a similar end viewshowing a modification in the construction hereinafter described.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivestrong-box or small safe for the storage of valuables to take the placeof an ordinary safe such as is commonly used for that purpose; and itconsists of a metal cylinder or pipe forming the main body of thedevice, externally threaded at both ends and provided withinternally-threaded caps, one cap (the inner one) being. permanentlysecured to the end of the cylinder and the other or outer cap maderemovable and provided with means for removing it and also with meansfor looking it, said cylindrical body also being provided withtransverse plates, one at each end, just inside of the aforesaid capsfor holding said cylindrical body in position longitudinally, while atthe same time permitting it to turn, as will be hereinafter more fullyset forth.

In order that others may better understand the nature and purpose of mysaid invention, I will now proceed to describe it more in detail withreference to the accompanying drawings.

In said drawings, A represents part of the wall of a building, and B myimproved strongbox or safe fitted and secured therein, as is shown inFig. 1.

The part 6 represents the metal cylinder before alluded to forming thebody of the device. 0 (Z are the caps secured to the ends thereof; 0 f,the transverse plates, and g a lock for fastening and unfastening theouter cap 0. Both ends of the cylindrical body 7) are externallythreaded, and the end caps are internally threaded to fit over the same.The cap (Z at the inner end of the cylindrical body after having beenturned thereon is permanently fastened by a transverse pin (Z or othersuitable means; but the cap 0 at the outer end of said cylindrical body,being designed to be removed to place and remove valuables within andfrom the receptacle 72 formed by the cylindrical body and said caps, isnot fastened permanently, but provided with a suitable lock g forlocking and unlocking the cap 0 to and from the cylindrical body. Asvarious kinds of locking devices may be employed for this purpose, I donot limit myself to the use of any special lock. In this instance I haveshown in Figs. 1 and 2 a lock of ordinary construction attached to theinner face of cap 0 and whose bolt 01 is adapted to enter a lateral slotfor its equivalent in the cylindrical body. Said cap 0 may be providedwith a knob or other suitable handle in for turning it off and on theend of the cylindrical body. Just inside of and against the inner cap (Zis arranged the transverse plate f, previously referred to, which servesto hold the cylinder from being withdrawn from the wall when fittedtherein, the masonry being built up against each side thereof, asis'shown in Fig. 1. The cylinder is preferably fitted loose in saidplate, so as to permit it to turn for the purpose hereinafter explained,but is securely held from being withdrawn by the inner end of cap clcoming against said fixed plate. If desired, a similar transverse platea may be used at the outer end of the cylinder just inside of itsremovable cap 0 to prevent the device being drawn outward from the wallby removing the masonry outside of the inner end thereof; but as'this isnot an essential feature of my invention I do not limit myself thereto.When said plate 6 is used, it is desirable to fasten the same by meansof suitable bolts m, extending through the same and into the masonry. Inplace of said plate being a separate member it may be formed directly onthe cap in the form of a flange, in which case it would require nofastening, the device being held longitudinally by the inner plate f.

The cap 0 may be unlocked and readily removed by unturning it from theend of the cylinder, as it is fitted toturn easily; but the inner cap,being secured thereto, cannot be turned from the rear without alsoturning the cylinder at the same time. Therefore if burglars remove theouter masonry they are prevented from obtaining access to the interiorof said cylinder and are also unable to withdraw it from the wallwithout tearing away said wall entirely around the device.

It is obvious that a strong-box or safe of the nature described isapplicable to many purposes as, for instance, for apartmenthouses,offices, private houses, &c., and being of simple inexpensiveconstruction may be used inmany cases where a safe of. ordinaryconstruction and expense would not be practicable.

If desired, several compartments may be arranged to come in oneplate-as, for instance, in an office occupied by twoor more tenants. InFig. 3 I have shown two of said compartments and the same provided withordinary combination-locks instead of acommon lock 1 such as shown anddescribed in the first instance.

In practice the outer cap of the device and plate a, if used, aredesigned to be nickelplated or otherwise finished so as to present aneat tasty appearance when fitted in position, as is shown in thedrawings.

Having described my invention, what I claim therein as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

A strong-box for valuables comprising in combination, a cylindrical bodyhaving externally threaded ends, internally threaded caps fitted oversaid ends, one cap being permanently secured thereto and the otherremovable therefrom, means for locking said removable cap, a transverseplate or plates fitted over said cylindrical body adapted to hold saidbody longitudinally and to permit its turning, and the wall or body inwhich said strong box is placed, substantially as and for the purposeset forth. c

EDWARD M. WOOD.

Witnesses:

ANNIE M. VVooD, A. A. BARKER.

